I loved the movie and I'm glad a sequel is already being planned. Now that they have already seen and know the reactions of people, I'm sure they will be able to know what must be done to the sequel and make a better one. This new one isn't perfect but I still thought it was a movie worthy of Godzilla and brought justice to him. Sure he wasn't in it all the time destroying something for 2 hours but that would be a very tiring and exhausting film to watch. I also felt he needed more time in this movie but what was given to him was good enough for me and my, what glorious scenes those are. The teasing and build up was perfect for me, the transitions was well done and the music was tense and gripping, which really captured the power and terror of the monsters.
I understand(a bit) as to why people would complain with Godzilla's screen time but for me, the approach they used was effective. This movie, after all is supposed to be another introduction to Godzilla, the start of it all. Now that we're done with that, expect more of him(more screen time and more monster battles) in the sequels.
The MUTOs are also very interesting monsters that are very well designed and I found them in no way stupid nor a waste of time. Sadly, like most of the complaints, I couldn't say the same with the humans. Except for Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, and his assistant, all the others fell flat and were pure filler characters. Aaron wasn't convincing with his role, specially after the performance done by Bryan, and Elizabeth was a wasted potential. Elizabeth did great with her acting but she was pretty much useless in the movie. They started of strong with Bryan(his character), both story wise and acting that it's just hard not to get disappointed with Aaron.
Overall it was an amazing experience and a great Kaiju film. And while it is indeed dividing people with it's approach to Godzilla, I can proudly say I am one of those who appreciated it(to Godzilla and the monsters that is)
